Why the Dunkin' Donuts Holiday Cup Is Actually Worse Than Starbucks

November 11th 2015

By:

Omri Rolan

This week, Starbucks came under fire for what many of the same type of person believe to be a "War on Christmas." The biggest name in coffee took a sip out of Scrooge’s thirst cup and ripped the Christmas themed doodles from their iconic red holiday cup.

By a strange feat of coincidence, the second biggest name in coffee pulled a Beyoncé and dropped a digital copy of their holiday cup over night, you know… just to stir the pot.

In fact, putting holiday decorations on a cup is like putting lipstick on a pig—a pig that does not biodegrade.

The battle of competing environmental detriments of polystyrene (Styrofoam) vs. paper has been endlessly debated. And though both one-time-use options have been proven to be pretty bad all around, here are a few good reasons to kick our polystyrene habit.

Many cities have placed bans on polystyrene containers including Portland, OR., San Francisco, Seattle, Washington, D.C., and Minneapolis. In September, a judge in New York City overturned a ban that began last January, the Guardian reported.

The good news is that you can still be a festive Frannie AND a friend of the environment. Bring in your own cup. You can literally put anything you want on it. It's amazing.